Fall back: Daylight saving time ends Sunday morning

At 2 a.m. Sunday, November 3, daylight saving time ends, we set our clocks back an hour, and enter standard time

Catch a partial solar eclipse Sunday at sunrise

BY BLAINE FRIEDLANDER

November 1 at 1:09 pm

NASA animation of Nov. 3 eclipse (NASA)

Throw on your fall jacket, pour yourself hot coffee and go outside Sunday morning Nov. 3, because in the eastern U.S. (including Washington, D.C.), a partial solar eclipse will be underway at sunrise.

But first, be on time and remember to reset your clocks an hour back officially at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

Even with the promise of an extra hour to sleep, celestial mechanics marches on: For Washington, D.C., about 47 percent of sun will be blocked by the moon at sunrise – which is 6:38 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The moon will move off the sun’s disc by 7:10 a.m., according to Geoff Chester, an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Daylight saving time has been controversial for as long as it has existed. Opponents say that the clock change does not save energy, disrupts sleep schedules, and poses other health risks. Cities in the western edges of time zones have to contend with dark mornings for most of the year, creating potential safety hazards for early commuters and schoolchildren. Supporters, on the other hand, argue that more evening daylight not only saves energy, but also boosts tourism and the economy.

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